John Richardson b. 10 Oct 1796 Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA d. 23 Dec 1883 Worcester, Vermont, USA: The Wilder Family Tree

1796 - 1883 (87 years)

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Name	John Richardson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	10 Oct 1796	Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	23 Dec 1883	Worcester, Vermont, USA [2]
Burial	Worcester Village Cemetery, Worcester, Washington Co., Vermont, USA
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Person ID	I23534	My Genealogy
Last Modified	16 May 2026

Father	John R Richardson, b. 1772, Stoddard, New Hampshire, USA d. 5 Jan 1846, Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA (Age 74 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lydia Foster, b. 1780, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA d. 5 Mar 1860, Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F6044	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Lydia A. Smith, b. 1807, New Hampshire, USA d. 27 Feb 1888, Worcester, Vermont, USA (Age 81 years)

Marriage 9 Feb 1836 Windham, Cheshire, Vermont, USA [5]

Children

	1. Lucy Philinda Richardson, b. 14 Dec 1846, Worcester, Vermont, USA d. 9 Sep 1915, Worcester, Vermont, USA (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Ira Richardson, b. 1838, Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Alonzo Landing Richardson, b. 7 Feb 1836, Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA d. 29 May 1921, Worcester, Vermont, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Joel S. Richardson, b. 12 Nov 1839, Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA d. 30 Sep 1931, Worcester, Vermont, USA (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. William Richardson, b. 1872, Worcester, Vermont, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Plummer Horatio Richardson, b. 5 Sep 1844, Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA d. 10 Aug 1919, Worcester, Vermont, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Calvin W. Richardson, b. 12 Mar 1842, Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA d. 31 Dec 1930, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F6983 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 May 2026

Family 2 Susan Norrie, b. Abt 1796, Windham, Windham, Vermont, USA d. 5 Nov 1827 (Age 31 years)

Marriage Abt 1820 Vermont, USA [5]

Children

	1. John Gilman Richardson, b. 22 Apr 1825, Mount Tabor, Rutland, Vermont, USA d. 31 Jul 1908, Worcester, Vermont, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Alvira Mitchell Richardson, b. 1833, Vershire, Orange, Vermont, USA d. 6 Feb 1864, Worcester, Vermont, USA (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Lydia Ann Richardson, b. 1829, Vermont, USA d. 25 Feb 1863, Worcester, Vermont, USA (Age 34 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Lestina Richardson, b. Abt 1822, Vermont, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Franklin Richardson, b. Abt 1822, Vermont, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F6984 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 May 2026

Notes

John was first married to Susan Norrie and they had four children before her death. After Susan's death he married Lyda Smith, shown here, and they settled at Vershire and later at Worcester where he was a farmer.

[S23] Ancestry.com, Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
Record for Calvin W. Richardson
[S3] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
Record for Calvin W. Richardson
[S24] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Worcester, Washington, Vermont; Roll: 1349; Family History Film: 1255349; Page: 284A; Enumeration District: 220.
Record for John Richardson
[S25] Ancestry.com, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Record for John Richardson
[S3] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
Record for John Richardson
[S3] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
Record for Alonzo Richardson